Device for filling cans.



Patented Jan, 7, I902.-

F STBATTNER DEVICE-FOR FILLING CANS.

(Application filed Mar. 21, 1901.)

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No. 690,790. Patented ]an. 7, I902,

' F. STBATTNER. v DEVICE FOR FILLING CAN-S.

(Applicatioh filed Mar. 21, 1901.) '(No Model.) 7

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK STRATTNER, OF SALISBURY, MARYLAND.

DEVICE FOR FILLING CANS.

V SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,790, datedJanuary '7, 1902. i

Applieation filed March 21, 1901. Serial No. 52.218. (No model.) I L Toall whom, ivy/nay concern.- 4

Beitknown that I, FREDERICK STRATTNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salisbury,in the county of Wicomico and State of Maryland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices' forFillingCans; and I do hereby declare'the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain improvements in apparatus for fillingcans, jars, &c., with the requisite liquid after placing therein fruits,vegetables, fish, &o. It has for its object to do this in an expeditiousand elfective manner; also, to provide for gaging or prede-' terminingthe amount of the liquid, syrup, &c., it is desired to introduce or putinto'the can, jar, &c., preliminary to soldering, sealing, or corkingthe same; also,-to effect the ready handling of the cans, &c., or thedipping thereof into the receptacle or tank containing said liquid, &c.,to be filled or put thereinto, and similarly to provide for the removalof said cans, &c. It also promotes simplicity and convenience andlessens cost of manufacture.

It consists of the novel features of construc tion and the combinationsof partsincluding their construction, all substantially as hereinaftermore fully disclosed, and specifically pointed out by the'claims.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment ofmy invention, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation. Fig. 2 is a plan View.Fig. 3- is a transverse vertical section. Fig.4 is a detachedperspectiveview of the carriage for dipping the cans, &c. Fig. 5 isadetached similar view of the tray. Fig.

6 is a longitudinal section of a modification disclosing an endlessconveyer for the dipping-carriage. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on theline a; as of Fig. 3.

Latitude is allowed herein as to details, as they may be changed orvaried at will without departing from the spirit of myinvention and thesameyet remain intact and be protected.

In carrying out my invention I provide a suitable receptacle or tank 1to hold the re- 1 quired liquid, syrup, dad-as, for instance,

for fruits, vegetables, fish, &c-.as may be desired for canning orbottling. Within the tank or receptacle 1 may be placed -a coil of pipe2, resting upon its bottom and extending out through the sides of saidtank for suitably connectingit up with a steam boiler-or generator forheating the contents of said tank or receptacle. Preferably said tank orreceptaclehas its opposite ends inclined each from the top edge inwardand'downward to the bottom, as at 3, and its lateral top edges are pro-;vided with inclined boards or guards 4, sloping toward the tank tocatch and drain'the drippings falling thereon in the filling andhandling of the cans, &c., into the tank or receptacle.

An inclined guideway or track 5 is arranged within the tank orreceptacle 1 at one end, comprising opposite laterally-grooved bars orrails '5 5 for the guidance of a carrier or carriage 6, mounted totravel therebetween,presently more fully referred to. The guideway ortrack '5is arranged'in a raised position with relation to the end of thetank, being supported at its higher end upon preferably screwthreadedbolts or pivots 5", projecting from desired to dip the cans, &c., forgaging or pre-' determining the extent of the filling of said cans, &c.

The carriage or carrier 6 may be frame-like in general construction forthe liquid to readily drip therethrough, with lateral ledges or guides 6projecting therefrom into the lateral'grooves of the bars or rails 5 ofthe guide-- way 5. This carriage may have pivoted to it at a suitablepoint a dog 7, adapted to engage the upper edge of the receptacleor tank1 to retain the carriage in position when elevated, as when removing acan, 820., therefrom. The carriage 6 has parallel longitudinal raisedbars 6 suitably spaced apart, upon which may rest what may be termed atray or frame 7 to receive or hold the can, the. This tray, however, maybe omittedand the cans, &c., be placed directly upon the carriage. Alsosaid carriage has suitably allixed in an elevated position to its lowerend a hinged or pivoted lid or cover 6, preferably mostly of wire ornetting, to hold the can, &c. in place upon the carrier or carriage, thehand of the operator or attendant aiding this purpose. The netting ofcourse will permit the viewing of the contents of the can, &c. toascertain the extent of the filling thereof. The lid or cover is limitedin its movement when thrown backward or 0% the can, 850., by aprojection orstop 6,projecting from the carrier or carriage. Thecarriage itself has a finger-receiving opening 6 or otherwise adapted toprovide for its convenient manipulation or movement by the operator orattendant, as will be readily appreciated.

In event it may be desired to pass the car riage continuously throughthe tank or thereinto at one end and be removed from its opposite end Iprovide pulleys or sprocket wheels 8, one arranged at each end upon asuitable hearing or support 9, secured to said tank,and engage with saidpulleys or sprocket- Wheels an endless chain or belt 10, which isconnected up, as shown, with said carriage. The belt or chain may bereturned, with the conveyer, either under the tank or through it, thelatter being preferable, to confine the drippings to the tank.Frictional rolls or other guides 11 are suitably disposed within thetank near its bottom to hold down or di rect the relatively lowerportion of the chain or belt ineffecting the dipping operation.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In apparatus of the character described, a tank, an adjustableinclined pivoted track or guideway arranged therein, and means adaptedto hold the article to be dipped and manipulated along said track, andmeans for efiecting the adjustment of said track, substantially as setforth.

2. In apparatus of the character described, a tank, an inclined pivotedtrack or guideway arranged therein, means for efiecting the verticaladjustment of said track, and means adapted to hold the article to bedipped and manipulated along said tank, and means for effecting theadjustment of said track, substantially as set forth.

3. In apparatus of the character described, a tank, an inclined pivotedtrack or guideway arranged therein,adj llS'tlHg-SGIQWS adapted to efiectthe vertical adjustment of said track or guideway, and means adapted tohold the article to be dipped and manipulated along said tank, and meansfor effecting the adjustment of said track, substantially as set forth.

at. In apparatus of the character described, a tank, an inclinedadjustable pivoted track or guideway arranged therein, and havinglateral grooved rails or bars and a carrier or carriage adapted toengage said grooved rails, and be manipulated along the same, and meansfor elfecting the adjustment of said track, substantially as set forth.

5. In apparatus of the character described, a tank having means thereinfor heating it, an inclined track or guideway ad justably arranged insaid tank and having laterallygrooved rails, and a carrier or carriageadapted to hold the article for dipping and having lateral ledges orextensions adapted to engage said grooved rails,,substantially as setforth.

6. In apparatus of the character described, a tank having an inclinedpivoted track and a carrier or carriage adapted to be manipulated alongsaid track and having a dog adapted to engage said tank at its upperedge, and means for effecting the adjustment of said track,substantially as set forth.

7. In apparatus of the character described, a tank having an inclinedpivoted track, a carrier or carriage adapted to be manipulated alongsaid track, and having a lid or cover adapted to engage the article tobe dipped arranged upon said carrier, and means for effecting theadjustment of said track, substantially as set forth.

8. In apparatus of the character described, a tank, an inclined trackarranged therein, a carrier adapted to be manipulated along said track,a tray arranged upon said carrier, said carrier having a hinged lid orcover adapted to rest upon the article to be dipped, substantially asset forth.

9. In apparatus of the character described, a tank having an inclinedpivoted track, and a carrier or carriage adapted to be manipulated alongsaid track'and having a lid or cover comprising a wire-netting, andmeans for effecting the adjustment of said track, substantially as setforth.

10. In apparatus of the character described, a tank havingan inclinedpivoted track or guideway, a conveyer adapted to travel through saidtank and connected up to an endless belt or chain compassing pulleys orwheels arranged at the ends of said tank, respectively, and a carrieradapted to be carried by said conveyer, and means for effecting theadjustment of said track, substantially as set forth. In testimonywhereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK STRATTNER.

Witnesses:

1\/IARVEN THOMPSON, M. PERRY HAHN.

